All action buddy film and not much else

Rating: Null/10 (21 May 2014)

We watched this one on DVD last night. It was okay, the giant robot and monster effects were good. Personally I prefer the giant 1940s style retro looking robots from 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'. 'Pacific Rim' had a bit too much action and fighting,not enough story for my taste. I suppose it made for a good buddy movie like watching Maverick and Iceman competing in 'Top Gun'. You know how it will eventually turn out between them. I'm sure giant monster fans, of the Godzilla variety would like it, that was never my favorite type of film. I found myself getting a bit bored with the silly giant sword bits and all. I imagined Japanese viewers might love that part. Sort of a giant robot samurai or whatever, to me it was childish like a Saturday morning cartoon for kids. It also reminded me of the Transformers films. IMO the first one 'Transformers' (2007)was better than this if you like giant robots and their weaponry.